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I live on good soup, not on fine words.

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Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved.
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Cruelty Doubt Mistake Passion Truth Worst
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
Books and marriage go ill together.
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Book Marriage Sick
Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.
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Born Virtue
We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
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Manage Talk Understand
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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Appearance Attack Effect Laughter People Vice Way
I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
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Friendship Man Myself Truth
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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Goodness Modeling People Side
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Better Death Marriage
He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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Himself Kill Money
And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
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Himself Spiritual
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
You are a fool in four letters, my son.
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Fool Son Yourself
Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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Honest Live Man Passion Worth
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter People
Men often marry in hasty recklessness and repent afterward all their lives.
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Haste Man Marriage Regret

I live on good soup, not on fine words.

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